Damion Davy

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Damion Davy
Country Jamaica
Born (1990-09-27) September 27, 1990 (age 34)
Title FIDE Master (2014)
Peak rating 2220 (April 2015)

Damion Davy is a Jamaican chess player. He is a four-time Jamaican Chess Champion, winning the championship in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2018. Davy is one of four players who have won the national championship three years in a row, alongside Harold Chan, Robert Wheeler, and Shreyas Smith. [1]

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Chess career

In March 2009, he won the RBTT National Junior Chess Champion after defeating the top-ranked Jamaican junior player Stuart James in the final round. [2]

In December 2011, he led the University of West Indies team in the Pan American Inter-Collegiate Chess Championships. [3]

In September 2012, he played for Jamaica at the 40th Chess Olympiad, where he also earned the Candidate Master title. [4]

In June 2014, he won the Robert Wheeler Open with an undefeated score of 5.5/6, only drawing to Miguel Asher. [5]

Personal life

He studied actuarial sciences at the University of West Indies. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Clarke, Claire (May 24, 2013). "CM Davy joins elite group after three-peat".
  2. ↑ Polgar, Susan (March 18, 2009). "Davy wins another chess crown".
  3. ↑ "Davy heads UWI team to Pan Am Champs". December 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ Clarke, Claire (September 21, 2012). "Davy's priceless experience".
  5. ↑ "Damion Davy wins 2014 Robert Wheeler Chess Open". June 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Clarke, Claire (October 19, 2012). "Good silver for Davy".
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